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England v South Africa @ Headingley, Leeds
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 August 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: Javed Akhtar, P Willey
Third Umpire: KE Palmer
Match Referee: AM Ebrahim
Match Result: England won by 23 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | b Shaun Pollock | 116 | 252 | 319 | 18 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 16 | 50 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 9 | 45 | 68 | 1 | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | c Jacques Kallis b Allan Donald | 15 | 30 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 21 | 62 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 6. Graeme Hick | c Jonty Rhodes b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 21 | 38 | - | - |
| 7. Andrew Flintoff | c Gerhardus Liebenberg b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Dominic Cork | not out | 24 | 33 | 48 | 4 | - |
| 9. Ian Salisbury | b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | c Brian McMillan b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Angus Fraser | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 4 | 7 | 19 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-45 (Mike Atherton), 2-83 (Nasser Hussain), 3-110 (Alec Stewart), 4-181 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-196 (Mark Butcher), 6-196 (Andrew Flintoff), 7-198 (Graeme Hick), 8-200 (Ian Salisbury), 9-213 (Darren Gough), 230 (Angus Fraser). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 2w, 10nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.3 ovs) 230 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 20.3 | 6 | 44 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 24 | 8 | 51 | 3 | (0w,7nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 21 | 5 | 72 | 4 | (1w,3nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 4 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Angus Fraser | 6 | 24 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | c Graeme Hick b Angus Fraser | 21 | 42 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Mark Ramprakash b Dominic Cork | 40 | 134 | 177 | 7 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 27 | 29 | 54 | 4 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | lbw b Angus Fraser | 57 | 163 | 235 | 9 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 32 | 39 | 37 | 4 | - |
| 7. Brian McMillan | c Ian Salisbury b Dominic Cork | 7 | 25 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Ian Salisbury b Angus Fraser | 31 | 64 | 84 | 1 | - |
| +9. Mark Boucher | c Mike Atherton b Darren Gough | 6 | 16 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | lbw b Angus Fraser | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Gary Kirsten), 2-36 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 3-83 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-120 (Jacques Kallis), 5-163 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-184 (Brian McMillan), 7-237 (Hansie Cronje), 8-242 (Shaun Pollock), 9-242 (Allan Donald), 252 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 0b, 20lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.3 ovs) 252 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 24.3 | 7 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 25 | 9 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 21 | 3 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 8 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Salisbury | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 9 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Brian McMillan b Shaun Pollock | 37 | 108 | 147 | 5 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | lbw b Allan Donald | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c Hansie Cronje b Shaun Pollock | 94 | 341 | 421 | 14 | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 35 | 68 | 103 | 7 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 25 | 75 | 95 | 4 | - |
| 6. Ian Salisbury | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 11 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | c Gary Kirsten b Allan Donald | 1 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Andrew Flintoff | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Dominic Cork | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 10 | 36 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 5 | 15 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 11. Angus Fraser | not out | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Mike Atherton), 2-81 (Mark Butcher), 3-143 (Alec Stewart), 4-200 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-206 (Ian Salisbury), 6-207 (Graeme Hick), 7-207 (Andrew Flintoff), 8-229 (Nasser Hussain), 9-235 (Dominic Cork), 240 (Darren Gough). |
| Extras | 14b, 1lb, 2w, 10nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.2 ovs) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 35 | 14 | 53 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Allan Donald | 29.2 | 9 | 71 | 5 | (1w,1nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 4 | 43 | 0 | (1w,5nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 6 | 31 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Daryll Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Mike Atherton b Darren Gough | 3 | 24 | 32 | - | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | lbw b Darren Gough | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Angus Fraser | 3 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 13 | 29 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Andrew Flintoff b Darren Gough | 85 | 147 | 211 | 10 | 1 |
| 7. Brian McMillan | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 54 | 120 | 149 | 8 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 28 | 74 | 106 | 1 | - |
| +9. Mark Boucher | lbw b Darren Gough | 4 | 8 | 21 | - | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 4 | 23 | 29 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-12 (Gary Kirsten), 3-12 (Jacques Kallis), 4-12 (Hansie Cronje), 5-27 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-144 (Brian McMillan), 7-167 (Jonty Rhodes), 8-175 (Mark Boucher), 9-194 (Allan Donald), 195 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75 ovs) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 23 | 6 | 42 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 23 | 8 | 50 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 17 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Salisbury | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Mark Ramprakash, Ian Salisbury, Graeme Hick, Andrew Flintoff, Dominic Cork, Darren Gough, Angus Fraser